An October report by Tradeline, Inc. highlights the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Beacon Health System Children’s Hospital in South Bend, Indiana.

The report details how utilization of evidence-based design decisions, such as family-centered care with increased daylight and incorporation of nature, improved patient satisfaction and reduced length of hospital stay for newborns.

Designed by ZGF in close consultation with patients and physicians, the three-story vertical expansion project was completed in May 2017 and consolidated pediatric care to provide best-in-class amenities for a hospital within a hospital.

The report was co-authored by ZGF’s Sue Ann Barton, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, EDAC; and Jennifer Tonkovich, Director of Children’s Services at Beacon Children’s Hospital.